The Chinese drone maker DJI was requested by Ukraine to stop assisting the Russian army with its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).These devices are supposed to coordinate missile attacks on Ukrainian targets, which the US dislikes. Not only then, but the US wants all tech companies to agree forcefully like a hegemonic power, but not all agree.
Drone Maker Blacklisted
The US is supporting Kyiv in asking the China-based drone maker to stop providing UAVs for Russians to use, reported the Eurasian Times.
Ukraine is complaining that the DJI UAVs allow the Russians to crush them, which they don't like. DJI is a famous civilian UAV manufacturer headquartered in Shenzhen, near Hong Kong. Photographers, companies, and movie fan all deploy their drones because of the added precision guidance technology.
Ukraine's Vice-Prime Minister, Mykhailo Federov, has challenged DJI Technology Co. to restrict its solutions that enable Russia to aim at Ukrainians, cited SCMP.
He posted that DJI products were used as markers for the Russian Missiles on social media, but the obverse is the Ukrainians can use Chinese drone maker DJI devices unhampered.
Global Campaign To Isolate Russia
Fedorov has undertaken a mainly strong campaign for global tech businesses to abandon Russia. Companies in the United States and Europe reacted positively to his pitch.
The US and its allies are putting tremendous pressure on Chinese firms, who are forced to walk a fine line in the middle of the Situation in Ukraine, noted CNBC.
Although DJI can't turn off individual drones, it will use geofencing, or programming restrictions, to prohibit drone activities near an airport and other important locations, according to its own Twitter account statement.
These limitations, nevertheless, will affect all DJI drones in Ukraine, according to the business. Concerns were raised regarding DJI's drone detection technology, AeroScope, which he claimed Russia was employing to try and locate Ukrainian drones from a range of about 50 kilometers.
The firm remarked that its newest drone is equipped with a safety mechanism that sends its location and could trace other UAVs to keep from a mid-air collision.
One of its systems called Geofencing has its bugs noted the firm; all drones linked via the internet with updated software only. It means once off-line, the drones are on AI process only. But the insistence of the problem will be answered by the firm.
DJI said its product is not for military use; the Aeroscope function and Remote ID requirements are why it is not appropriate as military devices.
The remote ID is a regulation that compels DJI products to emit a signal that acts as a digital license plate scheme for drones, enabling authorities to recognize who is flying them.
Customization of Drones for Military Missions
The drone maker said Russia could repurpose the product for combat purposes though it is an after-market modification done to the unit.
China has declined to condemn Russia's military intervention in Ukraine. In the wake of the Ukraine war, Beijing likewise refused to vote on all UN resolutions denouncing Moscow.
Last year, the US government put eight Chinese companies, mainly drone manufacturer DJI, on a blacklist for allegedly being involved in monitoring Uyghur Muslims, mentioned Asia Nikkei.
Chinese drone maker DJI did not say it would not sell to Russia despite Ukraine wanting to stop sales which are compromising it.
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